Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Luigi Nibali,
Nikolaos Tatarakis,
Ian Needleman,
YuKang Tu,
Francesco D’Aiuto,
Manfredi Rizzo,
Nikolaos Donos
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3552
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , periodontitis , meta analysis , confidence interval , cochrane library , medline , cohort study , population , metabolic syndrome , epidemiology , dentistry , obesity , environmental health , political science , law
Several epidemiological studies have reported an association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and periodontal diseases (PDs). The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the existence and magnitude of this association.
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